The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-05
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
The Contests Between Aspirants for
Ward Honors Begin to Grow Warm,
to Give More Than Ordinary Spirit to
the Fight-Who the Candidates Are.


to give fair insight into the character of the
contest that is TO be carried on during the next
two months At time in several of the
wards has more interest been manifested.
with very few exceptions the nominations have
been and warmly contested The street
railroad question is to have impor-
tant place in the campaign, and
the Democrats have tacitly
assumed the burden of the johnson interests
the Republicans. and others opposed to Johnson
ism, are preparing to give the campaign a warmth
that it has not had for years On this issue
alone there are we'll defined hopes of the Republ
cans carrying two three wards that heretofore
have had invincible Democratic majorities In
other parts of the city natural gas is becoming
an issue, particularly where it is believed the
Indianapolis company is figuring on the chances
of controlling their candidate.
Thus far the Republicans have made but few
nominations for Council, while the Democrats
have their list nearly complete. There is feel
ing among the Republicans of many wards that
late primaries ought to prevail, but before the
1st of September all the candidates will have
been named, including those Of the United
Labor party. This organization has named only
a few candidates. but an effort is being made to
have them in the field by the 18th of this month.
Tonight the Republicans of the First ward
will nominate their councilman, honor that
Edwin A. Castor carpenter. Augustus ID.
Shaw, the Decline yardmaster, and VIM.
Griffin. market master, want and want badly.
The rivalry is not any well-defned issue. It
is more of personal nature, without disturbing
the harmony of the party in that reliable Repub-
llcan ward The Democrats have nominated
Thomas j. Owen. foreman of the Atlas works.
In the Second ward the contest between the
Republican aspirants, David A. Myers lawyer.
and David F. Swain, the present councilman is
so lively that 1t has drawn into 1t the personal
friends of both gentlemen from other wards. 1t
s here that the natural gas issue is being utilized
in its full force. the canvass is to continue
more than a week longer, and to give it addi-
tional vim Mr.. Myers has challenged Mr. Swain
to public discussion The primary will occur
Saturday evening. Aug. H. VIM G. Griffith.
VINO is in the real estate business with Thomas
G. Day 81 Co, is the Democratic nominee.
The Third ward Republican nominee is Cal
win Darrell and his election is assured. The
Democrats find it hard in persuading any one of
their number to run against him. They have
made nomination nor is it likely that they
will.
The Republicans of the Fourth ward will
have VIM Wilson and Christopher McGregor
candidates before the primary. The Demo
Gratis have not decided any nor is there a
lively desire 10 nominate. They are inclined to
let the election of a Republican go without
making any fight against him. unless they
scheming, they in two other wards,
to induce some Repu bIcan to run INDEPENDENTLY.
John r. Pearson has been nominated for
election by the Republicans in the Fifth ward.
On behalf of the Democrats. John c. Dunn,
plumber. vii! be the candidate. inst to keep the
party organization in that ward intact
The Sixth ward Republicans being asked
by their respective friends to support Henry Il.
Smith, the present councilman W. G. Newcomb.
whom he succeeded. and A 2. Lee, of Arthur Jor-
dan & Co. for the nomination. The Democrats will
doubtless make no nomination, as thew always
fail few hundred votes short in that ward
The Republican candidates in the Seventh
ward Robert McClelland, the incumbent,
Howard A. Benton the druggist, and Edward
w. Blinn. a travelling agent. The primary will
be held the Sd of September. George
Stumph. cigar dealer, Is the Democratic candi-
date.
Fred Smith. a travelling man for Robertson g.
Perry. is the only Republican candidate in the
Eighth ward. The Democrats have nominated
w. H. Schmidt.
In the Ninth Theodore W. Pease is the Repub-
lican candidate, while Christopher Waterman,
the Democratic incumbent, has been renomn-
ated by his party for re election.
The Republicans in the Tenth have Joseph
Casper as their only candidate so far for the
nomination. Charles d. Haugh, the incum-
bant. has been nominated by the Democrats,
Isaac Thalman will be the Republican candi-
date in the Eleventh ward He will be elected.
probably without opposition, as the Democrats
far have named no one for the place Mr.
Thalman is serving his sixteenth consecutive
year in the Council. Once before he served a
term, but then came a break, SO altogether he
has been a councilman eighteen years.
In the Twelfth ward Matthew Cummings is
the only Republican named for the nomination
up this time. The Democrats have no |
nominee and seemingly one who wishes to
make the
Edward Dunn will be nominated by the Re-
publicans of the Thirteenth ward Monday night, |
probably without opposition. Thomas B. Mes |
sick is to make the race for the Democrats.
The Fourteenth ward Republican nominee |
will be probably VIM. E. Davis, of the township |
assessors office. No other person has been |
named The Democrats, though. have three
candidates to select from-Joseph Howes, the |
m ell
1t is in the Fifteenth, possibly, where hot |
time will be had. The Democrats have nomi-
Colonel Johnson's street.car stables West |
Washington street. 1t is here that the Irish cit
izen can make himself felt and he purposes doing |
it. for Burns is held largely responsible tor the
ward about seventy five or one hundred good |
Democrats expected positions Nin the post |
appointed On the contrary the only /
man who had a place. Phil Doyle, has been
He was Democratic councilman two
years ago, but it is said his leanlngs are de-
cdedly towards the Republican party Doyle
has a brother-in-law. Thos. Mcdonnell, who for
several years has been ReDu blicaD. His party
proposes to nominate him with the expectation
of electing him on account of the opposition of
the street-car strikers and their friends to
Burns 1t is also hoped that many votes will be
cast for him owing to Democratic dissatisfaction
in regard local official appointments. The
ward has $50 Democratic majority.
The Democrats of the Sixteenth ward have
candidate Cornelius McGroarty may be the Re-
pm bcan nominee for reelection, but aside from
MIN no one is mentioned. In the Seventeenth,
the Republicans also have no candidates In the
field. while the Democratic nomination has been
given to VIM. Hicklin, who defeated for the
Legislature last fall.
Sim Coy of course, is the Democratic candi-
1ste in the Eighteenth. The Republicans are
talking about nominating VIM. Lamb, the at
torney.
Henry Hoffman has been nominated by the
Repu bcaps of the Nineteenth to defeat John |
O'Connor, the Democratic nominee Hoffman
Is cigar-maker, and O'Connor a railroad man. |
George Hitz and Wm II. Tucker contest
ng for the Republican nomination In the TWEEN |
,eth Charles Morrison, q jeweler is the
Democratic nominee. The other candidates in
this section of the city are in the Twenty first
ward-Preston Trnssler. Republican and Abner
Newland. Democrat; and Twenty-second ward
George r. Parsons, foreman the heading fac